InfiniteRoots

Infinite Roots: Music, Art, Culture, Life.

Infinite Roots is a business which focuses on performing arts, cultural music and art and technology. Infinite Roots programs vary in size and focuses based upon the intended clients need. Henry Jones, the founder and Lead Instructor for Infinite Roots is a gifted artist, writer and musician. Mr. Jones has over 25 years experience in the field of music, with a strong focus on cultural arts. Mr. Jones’ artwork has been on display at numerous art venues throughout the east coast. Mr. Jones is a master drummer in regard to African Drum and Dance instruction, with numerous performances throughout the east coast area. He is also under the direction and instruction of his God-Father Baba David Coleman. Baba David Coleman, a Yoruba Priest, is a world class master drummer and is also the God son of the late great Chief Bey.

Currently, Infinite Roots provides instruction to over 300 area students within the Fairfield County and Westchester county areas. Workshop programs have taken place in Albany, New York, Baltimore, Maryland, Up-state Connecticut and Atlanta Georgia. Infinite Roots is also very active within local youth based organizations and public and private schools throughout Stamford and Norwalk Connecticut.

Infinite Roots provides the following services:

1. In-school demonstrations of African Instrumentation and African Art.
2. After School instruction in West African Drum & Dance.
3. Full scale presentations of traditional and modern African Drum & Dance.
4. Private instruction in African Drum & Dance.
5. Group instruction in African Drum & Dance.
6. A traveling exhibit of authentic African artifacts from countries throughout Africa. To include, African Mask, African Musical Instruments, African Statues. African Cloth, African Art from Senegal, Gabon, Ghana, Congo, South Africa, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Benin. (This exhibit is extraordinary and of museum quality).
7. Various art programs for youth focused on creating African influenced arts and crafts.
8. Drum making workshops. To include the creation of Djembe’s, Doundouns and ashiko drums.
9. Special Events developed by your design.
10. Development and implementation of cultural holiday events.

Please contact us for pricing and references.

Infinite Roots also sells beautifully crafted authentic African Instruments, African Art and African furniture. Infinite Roots also has a number of artists of diverse cultural backgrounds who are available to exhibit their original work at any time. (Call for details).

Welcome to the World…..Welcome to Infinite Roots

Henry Jones is a writer, musician and photographer, who was born and raised in New York City. Mr. Jones is a trained musician with a passion for world music. Having study African Drumming and Dance as well as other musical cultures of the world such as the music of the Caribbean, music of India and Bali, to name a few. For the past nine years, Mr. Jones has worked and lived in the city of Stamford Connecticut. Mr. Jones has completed showings at numerous venues within Stamford Connecticut, among them most noteworthy is a "one artist" show at The Ferguson Library main branch. Mr. Jones uses photography in the traditional sense, as well as employing a computer-generated technique to some of his images. This application of computer technology allows his photographs to take on a new existence. Mr. Jones will present his photographed images on all types of material such as matte, cloth, silk and canvas, which further increases the visual effect of the end product. As a photographer Mr. Jones typically opts to focus on expressions of culture, people of color and displays of musicianship. " As an artist, my focus is on exploring the world of cultural expression as that expression exists here in the United States. I specifically focus on expressions of culture that are directly associated to people of color. I continue to travel around the nation searching for cultural events, celebrations and rituals to photograph. I also employ the usage of various technologies when creating some of my works. The use of technology allows me “artistic license” to further develop an image to meet my minds’ eye and extend the passion of my own vision. I then chose to produce these images on various mediums such as watercolor paper, silver metal paper and even traditional canvas. The beauty of American society is continually being taken for granted. America is and always has been the melting pot of the world. There are so many different types of people and cultural practices that are here and alive within in our own societies. I strive to bring those images to the foreground and share them with whoever will enjoy them. My mask images are examples of my focus on ethnic features. The eyes, noses, mouths and shape of faces that are not your “cosmopolitan sheik”, rather the more natural beauty that I believe goes unnoticed and unappreciated. The expressions that I most delight in retrieving photographically are those images associated with ethnic music, dance, vocal expressions, jazz, and blues, church and drumming. " -Henry Jones
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